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DBMS > AlaSQL vs. HarperDB vs. LokiJS vs. OpenEdge vs. SAP SQL Anywhere

System Properties Comparison AlaSQL vs. HarperDB vs. LokiJS vs. OpenEdge vs. SAP SQL Anywhere

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NameAlaSQL  Xexclude from comparisonHarperDB  Xexclude from comparisonLokiJS  Xexclude from comparisonOpenEdge  Xexclude from comparisonSAP SQL Anywhere infoformerly called Adaptive Server Anywhere  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionJavaScript DBMS libraryUltra-low latency distributed database with an intuitive REST API supporting NoSQL and SQL (including joins). Deployment of functions and databases simultaneously with a consolidated node-level architecture.In-memory JavaScript DBMSApplication development environment with integrated database management systemRDBMS database and synchronization technologies for server, desktop, remote office, and mobile environments
Primary database modelDocument store
Relational DBMS
Document storeDocument storeRelational DBMSRelational DBMS
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Score0.46
Rank#260  Overall
#40  Document stores
#121  Relational DBMS
Score0.55
Rank#248  Overall
#38  Document stores
Score0.43
Rank#264  Overall
#42  Document stores
Score3.51
Rank#86  Overall
#46  Relational DBMS
Score4.25
Rank#79  Overall
#43  Relational DBMS
Websitealasql.orgwww.harperdb.iogithub.com/­techfort/­LokiJSwww.progress.com/­openedgewww.sap.com/­products/­technology-platform/­sql-anywhere.html
Technical documentationgithub.com/­AlaSQL/­alasqldocs.harperdb.io/­docstechfort.github.io/­LokiJSdocumentation.progress.com/­output/­ua/­OpenEdge_latesthelp.sap.com/­docs/­SAP_SQL_Anywhere
DeveloperAndrey Gershun & Mathias R. WulffHarperDBProgress Software CorporationSAP infoformerly Sybase
Initial release20142017201419841992
Current release3.1, August 2021OpenEdge 12.2, March 202017, July 2015
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoMIT-Licensecommercial infofree community edition availableOpen Sourcecommercialcommercial
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonononono
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Implementation languageJavaScriptNode.jsJavaScript
Server operating systemsserver-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)Linux
OS X
server-less, requires a JavaScript environment (browser, Node.js)AIX
HP-UX
Linux
Solaris
Windows
AIX
HP-UX
Linux
OS X
Solaris
Windows
Data schemeschema-freedynamic schemaschema-freeyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or datenoyes infoJSON data typesnoyesyes
XML support infoSome form of processing data in XML format, e.g. support for XML data structures, and/or support for XPath, XQuery or XSLT.nononoyesyes
Secondary indexesnoyesyes infovia viewsyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLClose to SQL99, but no user access control, stored procedures and host language bindings.SQL-like data manipulation statementsnoyes infoclose to SQL 92yes
APIs and other access methodsJavaScript APIJDBC
ODBC
React Hooks
RESTful HTTP/JSON API
WebSocket
JavaScript APIJDBC
ODBC
ADO.NET
HTTP API
JDBC
ODBC
Supported programming languagesJavaScript.Net
C
C#
C++
ColdFusion
D
Dart
Delphi
Erlang
Go
Haskell
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Lisp
MatLab
Objective C
Perl
PHP
PowerShell
Prolog
Python
R
Ruby
Rust
Scala
Swift
JavaScriptProgress proprietary ABL (Advanced Business Language)C
C#
C++
Delphi
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Perl
PHP
Python
Ruby
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnoCustom Functions infosince release 3.1View functions in JavaScriptyesyes, in C/C++, Java, .Net or Perl
Triggersyesnoyesyesyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnoneA table resides as a whole on one (or more) nodes in a clusternonehorizontal partitioning infosince Version 11.4none
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnoneyes infothe nodes on which a table resides can be definednoneSource-replica replicationSource-replica replication infoDatabase mirroring
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonoyesnono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemnoneImmediate ConsistencynoneImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyesnonoyesyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datayes infoonly for local storage and DOM-storageAtomic execution of specific operationsno infoatomic operations within a single collection possibleACIDACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyes infoby using IndexedDB, SQL.JS or proprietary FileStorageyes, using LMDByes infoSerialization of a DB in a Node.JS/Cordova/PhoneGap environment. Usage of the IndexedDB-API in a browser.yesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yesyesyesnoyes
User concepts infoAccess controlnoAccess rights for users and rolesnoUsers and groupsfine grained access rights according to SQL-standard

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